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Originally the character of Aughra was to have been a masculine creature called Habidabad, more animal-like with crab pincers, a high forehead and whiskers.

"I think she became a woman to add more feminine interest to the film. She also grew horns." - Lyle Conway (sculptor of Aughra)

Name:

Bland

Gender:

Male

Aliases:

Habidabad; AudryDahmr; Blandarella; Moose

DOB:

March 12, 1976

Location:

Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America, Earp

Interests and Hobbies:

Movies: The Dark Crystal; The Nightmare Before Christmas; The Matrix; The Alien Legacy; Barbarella; The Star Wars Saga; Metropolis; The Cell; Dune

Collections: The Dark Crystal; Star Wars (Droids and Jabba the Hutt); Tori Amos; The Nightmare Before Christmas (Lock, Shock, and Barrel); Retro/Deco/50's Decor

Music: Tori Amos; Nine Inch Nails; Björk; Ani DiFranco; Bt, Towa Tei; KaTe Bush; Portishead; My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult; Deee-Lite; Stereolab

Television: Farscape; Six Feet Under; Sex & The City; Absolutely Fabulous; French & Saunders; The Thunderbirds

Artists: Brian Froud; H. R. Giger; Robert Gould; Salvsdor Dali; Sandro Botticelli

Books: Brian Froud; Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City" Series; The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lord of the Rings; Neil Gaiman; Frank Herbert's "Dune" Series; Star Wars: "Tales from . . . " Series

Why The Dark Crystal?

It all started when I was six years old. I really wanted to see The Dark Crystal, but my parents wouldn't take me to the movies. It's not that they didn't care if I saw it, they just didn't want to go. I always remembered the picture of Jen on top of the Crystal, holding up the shard. I thought it was a microphone that he was singing into.

My grandparents recorded the movie when it aired on HBO and my siblings and I would watch it during every visit to their house. When I decided to borrow the movie, I never returned it. I eventually started to collect common merchandise here and there, but when I bought a computer and discovered the wonderful world of eBay, my collection never stopped growing.

In my opinion, The Dark Crystal is a complete work of art. It's a collaboration of every art form that exists. Everyone who worked on this movie put their lives into creating it's world. It is pure magic from the heart. I hope to keep this magic alive within the pages of this website.

Tattoos:

Great Conjunction Tattoo by Brian Froud (left arm)

SkekZok Signature Tattoo by Brian Froud (left calf)

My meeting with the Frouds:

Brian and Wendy Froud, Terri Windling, Sneezle, and Me

Links:

Crystal Ball Manipulation Choreographer and Performer from Labyrinth

This site is dedicated in loving memory to Jim Henson. May his true love and pain for this movie continue to inspire the passions within us all.

Comments? Email: webmaster@habidabad.com

This is an unofficial DARK CRYSTAL website. THE DARK CRYSTAL, characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. © 2001. Artwork by Brian Froud. Visit the official website at www.henson.com.